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Closure of U.S.-funded health clinic falls upon South African sex workers

NPR | By Juana Summers,

Vincent Acovino, Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published May 27, 2026 at 3:16 PM CDT

Changes to U.S. global health funding fall heavily on stigmatized and marginalized populations like sex workers in South Africa, who can no longer access clinics specifically serving them.

Juana Summers

Juana Summers is a co-host of NPR's All Things Considered, alongside Ailsa Chang, Ari Shapiro and Mary Louise Kelly. She joined All Things Considered in June 2022.

Vincent Acovino

Patrick Jarenwattananon